Unit 1 Exploration and colonization Flashcards
1
Q
Why did the 13 colonies come?
A
They came for religious freedom and economic opportunities.
2
Q
What is mercantilism?
A
Mercantilism is a trading system by benefiting the mother country
3
Q
Who,Where,When was Jamestown found?
A
Puritans found Jamestown in 1607 in Virginia
4
Q
Who,Where,When was Plymouth
A
Pilgrims found Plymouth in 1620 in Massachusetts
5
Q
Who wrote the Mayflower compact?
A
It was written by William Bradford (It was signed by 40 men)
6
Q
What did the Mayflower compact say?
A
The Mayflower compact established self governance in the Plymouth colony
7
Q
What is the Transatlantic trade
A
Movement of enslaved Africans to the Americas, primarily by European slaveholders
8
Q
What did John Smith do?
A
leader of colony got men to work by setting the rule of no work, no food
